SEX AT 77 I just took a leaflet out of my mailbox, informing me that I can have sex at 77.I'm so happy, because I live at number 71.So it's not too far to walk home afterwards.And it's the same side of the street.I don't even have to cross the road!

~~~~~ Answering machine message,"I am not available right now,but thank you for caring enough to call.I am making some changes in my life.Please leave a message after the beep.If I do not return your call,you are one of the changes."

~~~~~ Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.

~~~~~ The irony of life is that, by the time you're old enough to know your way around, you're not going anywhere.

~~~~~ God made man before woman so as to give him time to think of an answer for her first question.

~~~~~ I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.

~~~~~ Every morning is the dawn of a new error.

~~~~~ The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control,mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"

~~~~~ The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control,mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"

Thanks for the chuckle gini, I really liked the last one.

Life is like a quilt...bits & pieces, joy & sorrow, stitched with love

The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control,mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"

This is an awesome quote Gini. So true.

gini:

Answering machine message,"I am not available right now,but thank you for caring enough to call.I am making some changes in my life.Please leave a message after the beep.If I do not return your call,you are one of the changes."

As I faced my Maker at the last judgment, I knelt beforethe Lord along with all the other souls.Before each ofus laid our lives like the squares of a quilt in manypiles; an angel sat before each of us sewing our quiltsquares together into a tapestry that was our life.

But as my angel took each piece of cloth off the pile, Inoticed how ragged and empty each of my squares was. They were filled with giant holes. Each square waslabeled with a part of my life that had been difficult,the challenges and temptations I was faced with in everyday life. I saw hardships that I endured, which werethe largest holes of all.

I glanced around me. Nobody else had such squares.Other than a tiny hole here and there, the othertapestries were filled with rich colour and the brighthues of worldly fortune. I gazed upon my own life andwas disheartened.

My angel was sewing the ragged pieces of cloth together,threadbare and empty, like binding air.

Finally the time came when each life was to bedisplayed, held up to the light, the scrutiny of truth. The others rose, each in turn, holding up theirtapestries.. So filled their lives had been. My angellooked upon me and nodded for me to rise.

My gaze dropped to the ground in shame. I hadn't hadall the earthly fortunes. I had love in my life andlaughter. But there had also been trials of illness andwealth, and false accusations that took from me myworld, as I knew it. I had to start over many times.. Ioften struggled with the temptation to quit, only tosomehow muster the strength to pick up and begin again.I spent many nights on my knees in prayer, asking forhelp and guidance in my life. I had often been held upto ridicule, which I endured painfully, each timeoffering it up to the Father in hopes that I would notmelt within my skin beneath the judgmental gaze of thosewho unfairly judged me.

And now, I had to face the truth: My life was what itwas, and I had to accept it for what it was.

I rose and slowly lifted the combined squares of my lifeto the light. An awe-filled gasp filled the air. Igazed around at the others who stared at me with wide eyes.

Then, I looked upon the tapestry before me. Lightflooded the many holes, creating an iMage: the face ofChrist. Then our Lord stood before me, with warmth andlove in His eyes. He said, 'Every time you gave overyour life to Me, it became My life, My hardships, and Mystruggles.

'Each point of light in your life is when you steppedaside and let Me shine through, until there was more ofMe than there was of you.'

May all our quilts be threadbare and worn, allowingChrist to shine through!